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Ed Milliband – what a start

Well I know honeymoons are getting shorter but you have to have a lot of sympathy for Ed Milliband. I have no idea how he will turn out as the new party leader and the reality is that no one else does either. This has not stopped whole sections of… Continue reading

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Perhaps I should let the water colour dry??

Perhaps I might have been just a little hasty when castigating my ability to create something worthwhile with water colour. Perhaps. One of the problems I have with all this art stuff is that I have no terms of reference against which to judge thi… Continue reading

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Another disaster session with water colours

I really am not very skilled at using watt colours at the moment. I just don’t seem to be able control the flow of paints – I’m afraid to say it is all a bit alien to me. I have got so frustrated that I have gone back to the iPad for some solace a… Continue reading

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Hares and Rabbits

I had a great day today at my good friend David’s coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Relief. It also gave me a chance just to see how artists work. I am fascinated by other people’s work spaces and this morning allowed me to explore this mild pas… Continue reading

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Hare

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Hares

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Man in snow

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Not sure whether I am happy with this or not.

This is based on the famous Dorotheia Lange image from the Great Depression and I am not sure I did it justice at all. Still it is a measure of how far I have come that I am not satisfied with quite a good drawing. Simon Marchini LRPSWeb: http://W… Continue reading

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Why? Why? Why?

I am sure there are many reasons why you would want a 200 mega pixel camera but at the moment I can’t think of any. So my jaw dropped when I read that Hasselblad are developing such a camera. In truth, of course, this isn’t a 200 mega pixel camera… Continue reading

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Developing a style

Another faulting step forward. I have started to draw more than just the face. I still have a long way to go before I am happy with what I am producing but I have to say I am making progress. I now date the sketches that I make, not for any vain g… Continue reading

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